diff --git a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/CMakeLists.txt b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/CMakeLists.txt
index b5c66d67c..458c0e7b8 100644
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(nl_sample_chatclient client.cpp kbhit.cpp kbhit.h)
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(nl_sample_chatserver WIN32 server.cpp)
 
-ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCHAT_DIR="\\"${NL_SHARE_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX}/nl_sample_chat/\\"")
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCHAT_DIR="${NL_SHARE_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX}/nl_sample_chat/")
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(nl_sample_chatclient nelmisc nelnet)
 NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(nl_sample_chatclient "NeL, Samples, Net, Chat: Chat Client")
diff --git a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/chat_service.cfg b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/chat_service.cfg
index 7cd4c35d5..298a9b375 100644
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/chat_service.cfg
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/chat_service.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//NSHost = "localhost";
+NSHost = "localhost";
 DontUseNS = 1;
 DontUseAES = 1;
-
+ServerPort = "3333";
diff --git a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp
index 4408e5bbc..bb1a45294 100644
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ using namespace NLNET;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CHAT_DIR
-#	define CHAT_DIR "."
+#	define CHAT_DIR ""
 #endif
 
 string CurrentEditString;
diff --git a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/server.cpp b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/server.cpp
index 9b85b65e5..6a83baba6 100644
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/server.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/server.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void clientSentChat (CMessage &msgin, TSockId from, CCallbackNetBase &netbase)
 	// Called when a client sent a CHAT message
 	string text;
 	msgin.serial(text);
+	nldebug("%s", text.c_str());
 	CMessage msgout;
 	msgout.setType("CHAT");
 	msgout.serial(text);